David COCKERHAM
1763 - 1856 (92 years)-
Name David COCKERHAM Birth 25 Nov 1763 Lunenburg County, Virginia 
Gender Male Burial May 1856 Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina Death 26 May 1856 Surry County, North Carolina Person ID I9892 Marshall and Allied Families Last Modified 4 Feb 2012
Father Elder Humphrey COCKERHAM, b. Abt 1751 d. Aft 1833 (Age > 83 years) Mother unknown d. Abt 1778 Marriage Bef 1764 Family ID F8345 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann BURCH, b. 1765, Surry County, North Carolina d. 4 May 1842 (Age 77 years) Marriage Abt 1790 , Surry County, North Carolina Children 1. Polly COCKERHAM 2. Pleasant B. COCKERHAM, b. 29 May 1791, Surry County, North Carolina d. 9 Jun 1854, Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 63 years)3. Thomas C. COCKERHAM, b. 1792, Surry County, North Carolina d. Aft 1860, Surry County, North Carolina (Age > 69 years)+ 4. John COCKERHAM, b. 1793, Surry County, North Carolina d. 10 Jan 1811, Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 18 years)5. Daniel COCKERHAM, b. 1795, Surry County, North Carolina d. Mar 1877, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 82 years)6. Hughes COCKERHAM, b. 1797, Surry County, North Carolina d. Surry County, North Carolina 7. John William COCKERHAM, b. 1798, Surry County, North Carolina d. 30 Mar 1852, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 54 years)8. Charity Jane COCKERHAM, b. 19 Dec 1800, Surry County, North Carolina d. 30 Aug 1855, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 54 years)9. Elizabeth (Betsy) COCKERHAM, b. 1803, Surry County, North Carolina d. 1861, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 58 years)+ 10. Joseph M. COCKERHAM, b. 26 Mar 1807, Surry County, North Carolina d. 4 Aug 1873, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 66 years)+ 11. Sarah COCKREHAM, b. Abt 1813, Surry County, North Carolina d. Abt 1835, Poplar Springs, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 22 years)Family ID F3051 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - !Marshall 0007, Pg. 113 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina;
Volumn I - 1983. Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson. He is believed to be
buried in the Jones-Cockerham Family Cemetary.
Marshall 0007, p.113 "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina"; Vol 1, 1983 Editor: Hester Bartlett Jackson.
David is believed to be buried in the Jones-Cockerham family Cemetary
Cockerham, David no poll, no slaves in Lunenburg Co.
source: Virginia Taxpayers 1782-1787
Genealogical Publishing Co. 1966
LOC #66-30-321
note: at this time David was either under 21, owned no property, or both
1771-1879 Index Surry Co., NC Deeds
David to George Snider deed book I p.199
to P.B. Roberts deed book K p.395 (1803)
from State of NC grant book I p. 493
to William Burch deed book T p.166
Huges Cockreham deed book U p. 320
Hughs Cockreham deed book U p. 322
from State of NC (grant?)
note: because David deed property to Huges and it is known that David had 5 sons, I am going to allow Huges to become a son of David, in part, because further reseach should show that these properties are probably contigeous with Davids holdings.
Cockerham, David
Census Year: 1800
Surry Co. NC. NA roll #32, p. 640
free white males under 10 years of age: 5
free white males of 10 and under 16 : 1
free white males of 16 and under 26 incl. HH: 0
free white males of 26 and under 45 incl. HH: 1
free white males of 45 and upwards incl. HH: 0
free white females under 10 years of age: 0
free white females of 10 and under 16: 0
free white females of 16 and under 26 incl. HH: 0
free white females of 26 and under 45 incl. HH: 1
free white females of 45 and upwards incl. HH: 0
slaves: 0
note: was enumerated on the same page as William Cockerham and Daniel Cockerham is on the following page.
Mrs. Cockran, relict of David Cockran. Date of (news)paper: Nov. 27 1802. need to find this article. Quoted in:
" Virginia Vital Records"
The Virginia Magizine of History and Biography p.152
The William and Mary Quarterly and Tylers Quarterly
indexed by Judith McGhan
Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.
ISBN 0-8063-0984-9
LOC 82-80464
Census: 1810, Surry Co. NC. NA: M252 roll 43 p.192
free white males under 10 years of age: 2
free white males of 10 and under 16 years of age: 3
free white males of 16 and under 26 years of age incl/hh: 3
free white males of 26 and under 45 years of age incl/hh: 0
free white males of 45 years and upwards incl/hh: 1
free white fmales under 10 years of age: 3
free white fmales of 10 and under 16: 0
free white females of 16 and under 26 incl/hh: 0
free white females of 26 and under 45 incl/hh: 1
free white fmales of 45 and upwards incl/hh: 0
all other free persons except indians not taxed: 0
slaves: 0
David Cockerham applied for a BWL #26408-160-55. NC Line, applied Aug 15 1832 in Surry Co. NC, aged 68. On Nov. 25th 1831 he applied for another BLW in Surry Co. (no #) but states that he was 92 (obvious mistake). Revolutionary War Records
Rev. War Pension Records- NC Surry Co.
David Cockerham Pve S8240; BLW 268128-160-55
amount of pension: $60, unit of service: NC Militia, pension began 3-4-1831 age:81 Law authorizing pension: 4-24-1816
Will of David Cockerham, written Oct 31 1842 names:
wife: Mary Ann Burch Cockerham
sons: P.B., Thomas, Daniel, Hughs, Willi
dau. Charity Woodruff, Elisabeth Williams
David Cockerham's birth and death dates and place of buririal , Zephyr, NC established by DMarsh1041@aol.com
Birth and death dates for Pleasant B., Thomas C., John, Daniel, Huges, Charity Jane, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Joseph M. are established by:
David Marshall
147 West Idlewood Circle
West Columbia, SC 29170
803-796-7228
- !Marshall 0007, Pg. 113 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina;